File URLs aren't really something we want to support. Files should be handled using the Content HUB APIs. For instance the webbrowser won't be able to read files that are sent to it in this way once the confinement bugs for it are fixed: bug 1356516 and bug 1393515
** Changed in: url-dispatcher (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to url-dispatcher in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1474615 Title: url-dispatcher should launch web browser for local .html files Status in url-dispatcher package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: Trying to dispatch a url to a file:///home/phablet/blah/blah.html URL should launch the browser, but instead, does nothing but complain. ** (process:20675): WARNING **: Unable to dispatch url 'file:///home/phablet/Documents/submission_2015-07-15T01:08:13.920457.html':GDBus.Error:com.canonical.URLDispatcher.BadURL: URL 'file:///home/phablet/Documents/submission_2015-07-15T01:08:13.920457.html' is not handleable by the URL Dispatcher ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04 Package: url-dispatcher (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-22.22-generic 3.19.8-ckt1 Uname: Linux 3.19.0-22-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Tue Jul 14 21:09:33 2015 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-04-24 (81 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422) SourcePackage: url-dispatcher UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/url-dispatcher/+bug/1474615/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp